My grandmother kept in her scrapbook a news clipping (likely pre WWI)
which said amongst other news that BROWNE had received a commission in
the Royal Engineers, was a prominent member of the Knock Rugby Football
club and captained the second XV when they won the Junior Cup. He also
played for Ulster in the Junior-Inter provincial. He was described as
employed as a member of the firm of Browne Brothers architects and civil
engineers, Scottish Temperance Buildings, Belfast and "recently returned
from Canada, where he spent the last three years, to follow the example
of his brothers" [all of whom were in the military in WWI].

There are two other news clippings - similarly undated and unattributed
- which mention him in connection with St. Barnabas Church in Ireland.
Apparently, he had prepared a program of music and drama, which was well
received. He was also described as the architect of a new edifice surrounding
a memorial window.

According to his niece, Dorothy, he married Eleanor in 1919 and came
back to Canada in 1919. In fact, Dorothy's family stayed with them in
Montreal in 1919 when Dorothy's family was on their way back to Ireland.
Later, they settled in Medicine Hat, but didn't like it. They visited
Dorothy's family when they lived in Cranbrook and then moved to Vancouver.

The first record of them in the Vancouver Directory is in 1930 where
they are shown to be living at 2930 West 38th Street. BROWNE was employed
at Town zoning for the City of Vancouver. In 1936, at the same address,
he is described as a draghtsman at City Hall. In 1942-45 his sister June
is recorded as living with him. She lived with them until after Len and
Dorothy got married and they bought a house on West 15th just after their
eldest daughter, "Paddy", was born. In 1948, BROWNE moved to
3021 West 29th Street, Vancouver. In 1949, BROWNE is listed as an Assistant
Engineer for the City. In 1950, he is listed as retired and his son, Duncan,
is listed at the same address. In 1964, Eleanor is listed at 105-2182
West 39th Street, Vancouver and is described as "widowed".